Decided on .222 as my caliber now I need a barrel

[Rooster 50]

How about a 222 Remington Magnum? That is what the 204 was developed from.

No I want the 22-204. Quite a bit more powder....and brass is plentiful

[limige]

Thats why the vartarg turbo is nice. Real easy to size brass and great barrel life and performance

[Savage6x284]

I'd much rather have a .222 than a .223 - but that's just me.

If .223 were not a military cartridge, it would be highly unlikely to show up in any rifle matches... The .222 on the other hand dominated benchrest shooting for many years.

The smaller case capacity of the .222 and the longer neck adds up to a longer lasting barrel. The longer neck also contributes to accuracy.

More economical to load for, more accurate, less noise, easier on the barrel and a whole lot more class sets the .222 apart from the .223 - and always will.

As long as there is .223 brass around the shooting range, you can make .222 brass for free.

I'd much rather shoot .222 Remington than .223, but each to his own I say. If I saw a good looking .223 rifle, I sure wouldn't turn my nose up at it. My next build though will be a .222, no doubt about that.

I wholeheartedly agree with the entirety of this post.

Shooting the Triple Deuce pretty much signifies knowledgeable rifleman to me!

[Savage6x284]

No I want the 22-204. Quite a bit more powder....and brass is plentiful

QuickLoad shows the .222 Remington Magnum and the .22-204 as having virtually identical case capacities.

My own testing of case capacity has shown this as well.

Remington runs a batch of .222RM brass once a year and it seems the tooling they use is new and accurate because this brass is really very good stuff. I have a nice supply of this brass for my 6x47 and have no worries about shortages.

[Rooster 50]

Does that mean I can't build one?

[jlj1948]

I'm shooting a 221 now in a contender. I've been wanting a bolt rife and I think you just gave me the answer. Does it eject O.K.? thanks James

[GaCop]

a 22/204 would be "the bomb".

[Rooster 50]

a 22/204 would be "the bomb".

I agree. I would like to build one on an 8 twist barrel I think.